Desire Under the Elms
(1958)
Regisseur:
Delbert MannSchauspieler:
Burl Ives, Anthony Perkins, Sophia Loren, Frank OvertonNeuengland um 1850. Eben Cabot will sein rechtmäßiges Erbe antreten, die kleine Farm, die seiner Mutter gehörte, bevor Vater Ephraim sie mit Arbeit in den Tod trieb. Eben kauft die Anteile seiner Stiefbrüder auf, da bringt Ephraim seine dritte Frau, die schöne Italienerin Anna, heim. Anna beansprucht, sollte sie einen Sohn gebären, die Farm für sich. Sie verliebt sich in Eben, bringt beider Sohn zur Welt und tötet das Kind, um Eben ihre Liebe zu beweisen, als er fortgehen will. Eben bekennt seine Mitschuld und geht mit Anna ins Gefängnis.
Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overworked into early graves. Most bitter is Eben, whose mother had owned most of the farm, and who feels who should be sole heir. When the old man brings home a new wife, Anna, she becomes a fierce contender to inherit the farm. Two of the sons leave when Eben gives them the fare in return for their shares of the farm. Meanwhile, Anna tries to cause some sparks by rubbing up against Eben.
Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overworked into early graves. Most bitter is Eben, whose mother had owned most of the farm, and who feels who should be sole heir. When the old man brings home a new wife, Anna, she becomes a fierce contender to inherit the farm. Two of the sons leave when Eben gives them the fare in return for their shares of the farm. Meanwhile, Anna tries to cause some sparks by rubbing up against Eben.